TripAdvisor Reviews The Oaks Bed & Breakfast Saluda

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... As I said before I was getting sick so breathing was hard enough as it was but as the night went on my nasal cavities were confused... one minute I was all stuffed up and couldn't breathe. The next was like a river flowing out of my face... to top all that off my feet were numb even with wool socks on! Sleep didn't exactly occur.

It's my own fault. I knew a few days before that I was catching something... but the want ...

... the library and my trusty notebook which I've been recording important spots to hit during my time abroad. Let me just say, it was quite the circus act carrying these books home. At least the travel books have kept me sane. I know this will be one of the greatest experiences of my life, I just have to step outside my comfort zone and do it!

I feel as though I will never be ready to leave, I just have to do it. Everyone gets ...

... on top in the blazing sun before scrambling to the top of the route. it was super cool.

After one of the neatest routes ever we hiked to the other side of the wall to attempt some bolted routes. Sadly I am an idiot and only slipped my shoes half way on thinking it was short and simple... Boy was that a mistake. Not even 20 feet on the trail I step onto a ...

... I had seen it in the past. The water, however, was very brown and muddy; I guess the heavy rains had stirred up mud and sediment upstream. From here, we hiked back up to the trail to see Mill Shoals - two waterfalls in one. French Broad Falls on North Fork French Broad River and Shoal Creek Falls on its namesake creek come together to form two 15-foot waterfalls in a semi-circle. It’s tricky to get a picture of both without a very wide-angle lens ...

... but there was no good view here, so I headed back up. There were several splits in the trail, so it was a bit tricky to follow. After a couple of wrong turns, we followed the correct trail past several downed trees to a rock outcrop on the cliff overlooking the waterfall. From here, we had a decent view across the gorge to the waterfall, but trees were partially obscuring the view. The waterfall has two plunges on the left and ...